3.1% ▼ -65.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glen Aplin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glen Aplin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Glen Aplin are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This creates a distinct local job market where only 49.7% of the adult population is active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas, sitting at 48.4%, which is 10 points below the Australian figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 3.1%, a little below both the state and national rates.
49.7% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.4% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 16.6%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.1% and accommodation and food at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation type at 16.6%. Community and personal service workers make up 15.2% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff and labourers, who both stand at 13.8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Glen Aplin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31141/glen-aplin/topic/employment